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<p>The quarterback is sacred in football. It's a job that wasn't entrusted to a black man at UT-Austin until 1978.</p><p>UT's first black quarterback was Donnie Little.</p><p>"It's more prevalent now in the last 10 years. You see more black quarterbacks in the NFL, all over. It wasn't like that when I came through," Little says.</p><p>Little sort of dismisses the racism he faced. He talks about it in a special Longhorn Network program in recognition of Black History Month.</p><p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/193181606&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 17:31:24 +0000Laura Rice12191 at http://kut.orgTexas Football: The Black Quarterback's Battle Against RacismWhy The Race Of The New Football Coach At University Of Texas Mattershttp://kut.org/post/why-race-new-football-coach-university-texas-matters
The Texas Longhorn football team is trying to regroup after several disappointing seasons under veteran coach Mack Brown.<p>The University of Texas hired Charlie Strong last week to usher in a new era in Austin.Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:49:58 +0000Wade Goodwyn, NPR9556 at http://kut.orgWhy The Race Of The New Football Coach At University Of Texas MattersUT Football Hires Charlie Strong to Replace Mack Brownhttp://kut.org/post/ut-football-hires-charlie-strong-replace-mack-brown
<p>The University of Texas announced Sunday it is hiring Charlie Strong as its head football coach, replacing the outgoing Mack Brown, who&nbsp;<a href="http://kut.org/post/mack-brown-leaving-ut-longhorns-after-bowl-game">announced last month</a>&nbsp;that he was leaving the team after 16 years.&nbsp;</p><p>Strong, 53, will become the first black coach of a men's sport at UT in the university's history,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/college_sports/longhorns/article/UT-s-hiring-of-Strong-could-come-Sunday-5115202.php">the&nbsp;<em>San Antonio Express-News</em>&nbsp;reported.</a></p><p>"To follow a future Hall of Fame coach like Mack Brown, who built a program that had great success and a reputation of doing it with class and integrity, is extra special," Strong&nbsp;<a href="http://www.texassports.com/news/2014/1/5/FB_0105140033.aspx?sourceid=strong_splash_press_release_link">said in a statement</a>&nbsp;released by the university.&nbsp;</p><p>Strong will receive a salary of $5 million per year for five years,&nbsp;<a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20140103/charlie-strong-agrees-texas-longhorns-head-coach/"><em>Sports Illustrated&nbsp;</em>reports</a>, citing an unnamed athletics official.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Sun, 05 Jan 2014 22:52:30 +0000Nathan Bernier9485 at http://kut.orgUT Football Hires Charlie Strong to Replace Mack BrownLikely and Unlikely Replacements for Mack Brown as Longhorn Coachhttp://kut.org/post/likely-and-unlikely-replacements-mack-brown-longhorn-coach
<p class="p1">Now that Mack Brown's officially resigning, Longhorn fans can breathe a sigh of relief, or of sorrow, after four years of lackluster play from UT football. But, despite latter day streakiness as a coach, Brown leaves the program second in all-time wins and an overall record of 158-47, including the 2005 BCS&nbsp;championship.</p><p class="p1">Brown's shoes won't be easy to fill, but there are plenty of high profile coaches in the running to do just that. Here's a list of the rumored replacements.&nbsp;</p>Mon, 16 Dec 2013 22:40:36 +0000Andrew Weber9382 at http://kut.orgLikely and Unlikely Replacements for Mack Brown as Longhorn CoachMack Brown Discusses Decision to Step Down as Texas Football Coachhttp://kut.org/post/mack-brown-discusses-decision-step-down-texas-football-coach
<p>After sixteen years wearing burnt orange, Mack Brown has decided to leave his post as the head coach of the University of Texas Longhorns football program. At a press conference Sunday, Brown explained his decision to step down after the Bowl Game against Oregon in two weeks.</p><p>“There are just too many distractions too many negatives, and players and coaches shouldn’t have to deal with negativity about me or the university,” he said. &nbsp;“The university is so much bigger than any person.”</p>Sun, 15 Dec 2013 21:02:02 +0000Kate McGee9373 at http://kut.orgMack Brown Discusses Decision to Step Down as Texas Football Coach